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Letter: Gun club aims at politics, not just targets<br />

In the Sept. 12 issue of The RECORD, Sasha Volokh responded to an op-ed that I wrote last spring. My piece discussed how I have no problem with gun clubs that simply take their members target-shooting. The HLS Target Shooting Club, however, declares in its constitution that it aims to help students “intelligently contribute to the public policy and constitutional debate on firearms.” I believe that Sasha’s club has made unhelpful contributions to this debate, and that it can do better.

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Artificial selection: LSAT bias affects us all<br />

It’s easy for students here to believe they are the product of a Darwinian selection process that culminates in their anointment as the best and brightest, as future leaders of America. The Law School reifies its choices by praising its incoming 1Ls, who “deserve” to be here.

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Summer lunches, Baghdad style<br />

So when the JAG threatened HLS, the school just backed down? GREG LIPPER asks why when students aren't being recruited to defend the nation against Osama Bin Laden; they are being recruited to defend pot smokers against court marshals.

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Vino & Veritas:Serving OWGGs<br />

If you consider yourself an Accomplished Wine Person (AWP), you should probably stop reading now. This column is not for you. Don’t feel slighted — for two years you had Justin Dillon, who rivaled most professional enologists. (“Enology” or “oenology,” both pronounced een-ology, is the SAT vocab word for the science of wine and winemaking, from the Greek for “wine,” oinos.

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Vino & Veritas: Serving OWGGs<br />

If you consider yourself an Accomplished Wine Person (AWP), you should probably stop reading now. This column is not for you. Don’t feel slighted — for two years you had Justin Dillon, who rivaled most professional enologists. (“Enology” or “oenology,” both pronounced een-ology, is the SAT vocab word for the science of wine and winemaking, from the Greek for “wine,” oinos.

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Legal Aid moves out of Gannett House<br />

On August 16, the Bureau moved into new offices at Baker House, located between Pound and the Hark. It was a bittersweet move for the Bureau after 77 years of residence in Gannett House, the oldest surviving Harvard Law School building. Nonetheless, the Bureau badly needed the change.

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Looking for Italian food?<br />

Just as a study of Boston’s history would be incomplete without a visit to the narrow, winding streets of the North End, so too would an understanding of the city’s dining landscape. Mere steps from the sites of the Boston Massacre and Old North Church reside the best Italian restaurants in the city, and arguably the country.

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Drink: A quick overview<br />

If you thought you left your drinking days behind in college, HLS will make you rethink your plans. Whether it’s winding down after that exam or the beginnings of a measly attempt to score for the first time in months, chances are you’ll need more than a few cold ones.